Adam Smith’s Rubbish Bin(TM)

About Adam Smith’s Rubbish Bin(TM)

Dive into political economy, business ethics, and economic policy with professors Bill Keep and Nancy Lasher as they examine competitive markets and expose anti-competitive behavior and market collusion threatening today's economy. Learn how Adam Smith's principles apply to modern economic challenges.

Publisher

BKNL Productions LLC | Business Ethics & Political Economy

Category

business · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Apr 2025

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   The Supreme Court Changed the FTC: Consumers Lost and Scams Won

   Scams are everywhere. Who is stopping them? Former FTC attorneys Monica Vaca and Kati Daffan explain how two Supreme Court decisions weakened the Federal Trade Commission: one cut off its main route to getting consumers' money back, and one ended its independence from the White House. On Profit, Power and Policy, Bill Keep and Nancy Lasher ask what happens to consumer protection when the referee loses its whistle. #FTC #ConsumerProtection #Scams Let us know what you think https://www.instagra...

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Why Politicians Attack Instead of Govern: Money, Gerrymandering & Career Politicians

   With the 2026 midterms weeks away, the flood of attack ads has already begun. In this episode of Profit, Power, and Policy, Bill Keep and Nancy Lasher help you separate rhetoric from reality. We look at how Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump built reputations that outran the facts, fact-check misleading ads in Senate races from Texas to Maine, and explain why so many campaigns now run against an invented version of their opponent instead of on their own record. Is business undermining democracy? ...

3. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Hospitals, Insurance & Inequality: Inside America's Broken Healthcare System

   Former business school dean and healthcare finance researcher Katherine Jervis joins Profit, Power and Policy to break down how nonprofit hospitals justify billions in tax exemptions through "community benefits," why inner-city hospitals keep closing, and what a new congressional bill (HR 9504) could mean for transparency. We also cover Medicaid cuts under the "One Big Beautiful Bill," pharmacy benefit manager pricing games, and Senator Andy Kim's Medikids proposal. Subscribe for more deep di...

Who has been a guest on Adam Smith’s Rubbish Bin(TM)

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nina
• Aniket
• graduate students
• Bill Black
• Nancy MacLean

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

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Quality

34

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32